7 -Tonight is the night- (1/2)
Sarah's P. O. V
Jace opens the passenger door to the black Audi SUV, and I clamber in. It's a beast of a car. He hasn't mentioned the outburst of annoying me.. Bitch.
I glance at him. Jace is his usual polite, slightly distant self.
How confusing.
He starts the engine and reverses out of his space in the parking lot. He switches on the MP3 player. The car interior is filled with the sweetest, most magical music drakes 'in my feelings' playing . Oh wow… all my senses are in disarray, so this is doubly affecting. It sends delicious shivers up my spine that I felt like getting up and start dancing kiki as he drives. Jace pulls out on to Lincoln Avenue, and he drives with easy, lazy confidence.
”My taste is eclectic, Sarah,
He turns and gazes at me briefly. As if he's reading my mind. Dick.
The music is interrupted by the sound of a cell phone ringing over the MP3 speakers. Jace hits a button on the steering wheel.
”Alicanté ,” he snaps. He's so brusque.
”Mr. ALICANTÉ , it's Angelo here. I have the information you require.” A rasping, disembodied voice comes over the speakers.
”Good. Email it to me. Anything to add?”
”No sir.”
He presses the button, then the call ceases and the music is back. No goodbye or thanks. I'm so glad that I never seriously entertained the thought of working for him. I shudder at the very idea. He's just too controlling and cold with his employees. The music cuts off again for the phone.
”Alicanté .”
”The NDA has been emailed to you, Mr. Alicanté .” A woman's voice.
”Good. That's all, Reyna .”
”Good day, sir.”
Jace hangs up by pressing a button on the steering wheel. The music is on very briefly when the phone rings again. Holy hell, is this his life, constant nagging phone calls?
”Alicanté ,” he snaps.
”Hi, Jace, did 'you get laid?”
”Hello, Alex? Oh, Damon– I'm on speaker phone, and I'm not alone in the car,” Jace sighs.
”Who's with you?”
Jace rolls his eyes.
”Sarah Elaine.”
”Hi, Sarah!”
Sarah!
”Hello, Damon.”
”Heard a lot about you,” Damon murmurs huskily. Jace frowns.
”Don't believe a word Izzy says.”
Damon laughs.
”I'm dropping Sarry off now.” Jace emphasizes my name. ”Shall I pick you up?”
”Sure.”
”See you shortly.” Jace hangs up, and the music is back.
”Why do you insist on calling me Sarry?”
”Because it's your name.”
”I prefer Sarah.”
”Do you now?” he murmurs.
We are almost at my apartment. It's not taken long.
”Sarry,” he muses. I scowl at him, but he ignores my expression.”
He pulls up outside my duplex. I belatedly realize he's not asked me where I live - yet he knows.
Cell-phone-tracking, helicopter owning, stalker wouldn't. I wish he would kiss me and make my elevator day dreams comes to reality. Dirty minded Sarah!.
I pout at the thought. I don't understand. Honestly, his surname should be Cryptic, not Alicanté . He climbs out of the car, walking with easy, long-legged grace round to my side to open the door, ever the gentleman - except perhaps in rare, precious day dreaming moments in elevators. I flush at the memory of his mouth on mine, and the thought that I'd been unable to touch him enters my mind. I wanted to run my fingers through his decadent, untidy hair, but I'd been unable to move my hands. I am retrospectively frustrated. Common Sarah Megan Elaine it was not as if it was reality, it was another day dreaming shit. Ugh.
Izzy and Damon are sitting at our dining table. Thank heavens. I have plans for them. She has the most un-Izzy ridiculous grin on her face, and she looks mussed up in a sexy kind of way. Jace follows me into the living area, and in spite of her I've-been-having-a-good-time-all-night grin, Izzy eyes him suspiciously.
”Hi Sarah .” She leaps up to hug me, then holds me at arm's length so she can examine me. She frowns and turns to Jace .
”Good morning, fucking prickhead ,” she says to Jace, and her tone is a little hostile.
”Miss Inn,” he says in his stiff formal way. He smiled and hugged Izzy, long time babe.
”How you have change a lot, we've a lot to chat about Jonathan, Izzy said.
”Jace , her name is Izzy,” Damon grumbles.
”Izzy ” Jace gives her a polite nod and glares at Damon who grins and rises to hug me too.
Lol, ain't you funny Sarah, I know her name is Izzy, he rolled his eyes at me Sarcastically.